Igbo English In The Nigerian Novel

Author : Herbert Igboanusi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015056820858

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Igbo English in the Nigerian Novel by Herbert Igboanusi Pdf

This study establishes the ethnic variety of English, Igbo English (IE), in the Nigerian novel. It demonstrates that IE is a deliberate and stylistic device arising from the influence of the Igbo language - oral and written forms, and culture on English, resulting in the clear identity of this variety. The author illustrates the distinctiveness of IE with reference to the novels of Chinua Achebe, Cyprian Ekwensi, Buchi Emecheta, Chuwuemeka Ike, Nkem Nwankwo and several other writers. He goes on to explore the role of these literary writers first in the development of IE, and then more generally, in the development of Nigerian English. He comments on the implications of their work for the modern African novel as a whole, and for an approach of study to African literature from the perspective of ethnic literary tradition.

Author : Ernest Emenyo̲nu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038841347

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The Rise of the Igbo Novel by Ernest Emenyo̲nu Pdf

Author : Ernest Emenyo̲nu,Patricia Thornton Emenyonu,F. D. Imbuga
Publisher : James Currey Publishers
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : African literature
ISBN : 9780852555705

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New Directions in African Literature by Ernest Emenyo̲nu,Patricia Thornton Emenyonu,F. D. Imbuga Pdf

Contributors to this volume ask what are the new directions of African literature? What should be the major concerns of writers, critics and teachers in the twenty-first century? What are the accomplishments and legacies? What gaps remain to be filled, and what challenges are there to be addressed by publishers and the book industry? What are the implications for pedagogy in the new technological era? ERNEST EMENYONU is Professor of the Department of Africana Studies University of Michigan-Flint. North America: Africa World Press; Nigeria: HEBN

Author : Aboh, Romanus
Publisher : NISC (Pty) Ltd
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781920033293

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Language and the Construction of Multiple Identities in the Nigerian Novel by Aboh, Romanus Pdf

Language and the construction of multiple identities in the Nigerian novel examines the multifaceted relation between people and the various identities they construct for themselves and for others through the context-specific ways they use language. Specifically, this book pays attention to how forms of identities – ethnic, cultural, national and gender – are constructed through the use of language in select novels of Adichie, Atta and Betiang. Employing an interdisciplinary approach, this book draws analytical insights from critical discourse analysis, literary discourse analysis and socio-ethno-linguistic analysis. This approach enables the author to engage with the novels, to illuminate the link between the ways Nigerians use language and the identities they construct. Being a context-driven analysis, this book critically scrutinises literary language beyond stylistic borders by interrogating the micro and macro levels of language use, a core analytical paradigm frequently used by discourse analysts who engage in critical discourse analysis.

Author : Mumtaz Mazumdar
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783656374879

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The First English Novel from an African female: "Efuru" by Flora Nwapa by Mumtaz Mazumdar Pdf

Scientific Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Cultural Studies - Black Studies, , language: English, abstract: The novel ‘Efuru’ is written by Flora Nwapa in the year 1966. Nwapa is the first female writer in English in Nigeria. It is Nwapa who opened up opportunities for other women writers of the future. She showed deep understanding with ordinary Igbo women of her indigenous tribe, trapped in local social situations over which they could exert little control. The male writers earlier had not explicitly represented about the female Igbos. If they had ever done so, it was done in very partial manner and andocentric. It was stereotypical representation. The reality of the Igbo women was first presented by Flora Nwapa. Her novel ‘Efuru’ presents the rural Igbo woman. Economic independence of the rural Igbo woman is one of the themes in the novel. The most important institutions of family and marriage are brought in focus. The ‘episteme’ of the male writers available to readers then, concentrated upon the impacts of the political transformations upon people as the themes, due to recent change of power from the British to the Nigerians. It was at that time just after six years of Independence that Nwapa quickly took up the social issues relating to the Igbo women. The social issues combined the marriage, economic and religious aspects of the Igbo woman. Efuru is the protagonist in the novel. She goes through two marriages. But both her marriages end due to her childlessness. Even her immediate society refuses to be kind to her. Stunned Efuru starts taking refuge in the company of one of the Igbo Goddesses or Mami Wata, named Uhamiri. She becomes a selected worshipper of the Mami Wata. The sub-divisions in the article will show how marriage fails to stable Efuru and an ancient religion comes to give some relief to Efuru. Key Words Nwapa; Efuru; Mami Wata; Childlessness; Igbo; Economic; Nigeria

Author : Ernest N. Emenyonu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000040708

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The Literary History of the Igbo Novel by Ernest N. Emenyonu Pdf

This book looks at the trends in the development of the Igbo novel from its antecedents in oral performance, through the emergence of the first published novel, Omenuko, in 1933 by Pita Nwana, to the contemporary Igbo novel. Defining "Igbo literature" as literature in Igbo language, and "Igbo novel" as a novel written in Igbo language, the author argues that oral and written literature in African indigenous languages hold an important foundational position in the history of African literature. Focusing on the contributions of Igbo writers to the development of African literature in African languages, the book examines the evolution, themes, and distinctive features of the Igbo novel, the historical circumstances of the rise of the African novel in the pre-colonial, era and their impact on the contemporary Igbo novel. This book will be of interest to scholars of African literature, literary history, and Igbo studies.

Author : Ernest Emenyonu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1940729181

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Omenuko by Ernest Emenyonu Pdf

Omen k (real name: Igwegbe Odum) whose home in Okigwe, Eastern Nigeria, was a popular spot for field trips by students in schools and colleges, as well as a favourite attraction for tourists in the decades before and after the Nigerian Independence in 1960. Generations of Igbo children began their reading in Igbo with Omen k, and those who did not have the opportunity to go to school still read Omen k in their homes or at adult education centers. Omen k was a legendary figure and his 'sayings' became part of the Igbo speech repertoire that young adults were expected to acquire. Omen k, a classic in Igbo Literature, written by Pita Nwana and published in 1933 by Longman, Green & Co, Ltd, London, is in this translation made accessible to a global audience. Emenyonu utilizes his mastery of both languages (Igbo and English) to faithfully present to his audience a complete rendition of Omen k as originally written. The timeless significance of this novel as a progenitor of the Igbo language novel is again underscored.

Author : Nicholas Awde,Onyekachi Wambu
Publisher : Hippocrene Books
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0781806615

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Igbo-English, English-Igbo Dictionary and Phrasebook by Nicholas Awde,Onyekachi Wambu Pdf

Offers five thousand vocabulary entries arranged in thirty-four sections dealing with aspects of daily life.

Author : Chinua Achebe
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1994-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385474542

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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Pdf

“A true classic of world literature . . . A masterpiece that has inspired generations of writers in Nigeria, across Africa, and around the world.” —Barack Obama “African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.” —Toni Morrison Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Things Fall Apart is the first of three novels in Chinua Achebe's critically acclaimed African Trilogy. It is a classic narrative about Africa's cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on the continent. Told through the fictional experiences of Okonkwo, a wealthy and fearless Igbo warrior of Umuofia in the late 1800s, Things Fall Apart explores one man's futile resistance to the devaluing of his Igbo traditions by British political andreligious forces and his despair as his community capitulates to the powerful new order. With more than 20 million copies sold and translated into fifty-seven languages, Things Fall Apart provides one of the most illuminating and permanent monuments to African experience. Achebe does not only capture life in a pre-colonial African village, he conveys the tragedy of the loss of that world while broadening our understanding of our contemporary realities.

Author : Bernth Lindfors
Publisher : New York : Africana Publishing Company
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015022190519

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Early Nigerian Literature by Bernth Lindfors Pdf

Author : Conch
Publisher : Owerri, Nigeria : Conch Magazine Limited
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035265532

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Igbo Traditional Life, Culture, and Literature by Conch Pdf

Author : Innọ Ụzọma Nwadike
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Igbo (African people)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114983260

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Igbo Language in Education by Innọ Ụzọma Nwadike Pdf

Author : Emenanjo, E. Nolue
Publisher : M & J Grand Orbit Communications
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789785412734

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A Grammar of Contemporary Igbo by Emenanjo, E. Nolue Pdf

In twenty-five chapters this book covers phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. The chapters are organized in four discrete parts: phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. They are uneven in terms of scope covered, length, the density of their contents and their degrees of difficulty. Each chapter ends with ‘Some References’ relevant to both the topic(s) treated in the chapter, in Igbo linguistics, and in general linguistics.

Author : Chinua Achebe
Publisher : Heinemann
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0435905252

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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Pdf

Set in an Ibo village in Nigeria, the novel recreates pre-Christian tribal life and shows how the coming the white man led to the breaking up of the old ways.

Author : Bernth Lindfors
Publisher : Three Continents
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Nigerian literature
ISBN : 0914478273

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Critical Perspectives on Nigerian Literatures by Bernth Lindfors Pdf

Nigeria is endowed with oral and written literatures in a variety of languages. This collection focuses on work in the three major vernacular languages - Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa - as well as on the important authors writing in English.